Graduates fill the floor at the Hodges University commencement ceremony, Sunday, June 8, 2008, at Germain Arena in Estero. Hodges conferred degrees to 576 graduates at the event, the largest graduating class since the founding of the school in 1990 -- and one-third of the school's current population.

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Rows of graduates fill the floor at the Hodges University commencement ceremony, Sunday, June 8, 2008, at Germain Arena in Estero. Hodges conferred degrees to 576 graduates at the event, the largest graduating class since the founding of the school in 1990 -- and one-third of the school's current population.

Accounting graduate Kelly Hinkle, of Naples, listens to state Sen. Burt L. Saunders, R-Naples, give the keynote speech at the Hodges University commencement ceremony, Sunday, June 8, 2008, at Germain Arena in Estero. Hodges conferred degrees to 576 graduates at the event, the largest graduating class since the founding of the school in 1990 -- and one-third of the school's current population.

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Interdisciplinary studies graduate Shandell Brown, of Lehigh Acres, walks to the stage to accept her diploma at the Hodges University commencement ceremony, Sunday, June 8, 2008, at Germain Arena in Estero. Hodges conferred degrees to 576 graduates at the event, the largest graduating class since the founding of the school in 1990 -- and one-third of the school's current population.

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Interdisciplinary studies graduate Denita Blake, of Fort Myers, right, fixes the tassel on fellow IDS graduate Fritzler Bernagene, of Lehigh Acres, at the Hodges University commencement ceremony, Sunday, June 8, 2008, at Germain Arena in Estero. Hodges conferred degrees to 576 graduates at the event, the largest graduating class since the founding of the school in 1990 -- and one-third of the school's current population.